so hard to keep all these trigger issues organized in a sunny shiny head these days.
can anyone help me understand where this stands on the "Social Justice Pecking Order"?
I forget, is it aboriginals before homosexuals, or are homosexuals higher up on the totem pole?
Native American groups aren't bound by the U.S. Constitution, so they aren't obliged to recognize same-sex marriages.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.—Cleo Pablo married her longtime partner when gay weddings became legal in Arizona and looked forward to the day when her wife and their children could move into her home in the small native American community outside Phoenix where she grew up.
That day never came. The Ak-Chin Indian Community doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages and has a law that prohibits unmarried couples from living together. So Pablo voluntarily gave up her tribal home and now is suing the tribe in tribal court to have her marriage validated.
“I want equal opportunity,” Pablo said. “I want what every married couple has.”
Pablo’s situation reflects an overlooked storyline following the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision this year that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide: native American reservations are not bound by the decision and many continue to forbid same-sex marriages and deny insurance and other benefits.
U.S. same-sex marriage challenged by native American sovereignty | Toronto Star
can anyone help me understand where this stands on the "Social Justice Pecking Order"?
I forget, is it aboriginals before homosexuals, or are homosexuals higher up on the totem pole?
Native American groups aren't bound by the U.S. Constitution, so they aren't obliged to recognize same-sex marriages.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.—Cleo Pablo married her longtime partner when gay weddings became legal in Arizona and looked forward to the day when her wife and their children could move into her home in the small native American community outside Phoenix where she grew up.
That day never came. The Ak-Chin Indian Community doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages and has a law that prohibits unmarried couples from living together. So Pablo voluntarily gave up her tribal home and now is suing the tribe in tribal court to have her marriage validated.
“I want equal opportunity,” Pablo said. “I want what every married couple has.”
Pablo’s situation reflects an overlooked storyline following the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision this year that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide: native American reservations are not bound by the decision and many continue to forbid same-sex marriages and deny insurance and other benefits.
U.S. same-sex marriage challenged by native American sovereignty | Toronto Star
